Mar 20, 2018 - World

Trump wants to meet Putin in "not too distant future"

Zachary Basu

Putin Trump — Photo by MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/AFP/Getty Images

In an Oval Office meeting with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman Tuesday, President Trump said he wants to meet Vladimir Putin in the "not too distant future" to discuss the "arms race" and North Korea. Trump also said he spoke with the Russian president earlier today and congratulated him on his recent election victory.

The White House issued the following statement today on Trump's phone call with Putin:

President Donald J. Trump spoke today with President Vladimir Putin of Russia. The two leaders discussed the state of bilateral relations and resolved to continue dialogue about mutual national security priorities and challenges. President Trump congratulated President Putin on his March 18 re-election, and emphasized the importance of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. The two leaders confirmed the need for the United States and Russia to continue our shared efforts on strategic stability.

— White House statement

Neither the White House nor the Kremlin readouts of the conversation mentioned any discussion of Russian election meddling or the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal.

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